Success Criterion 2.4.4
Conformance level A

Multiple ‘Download’ Links With No File Name or Type Given

2.4.4 — Link Purpose (In Context)

Scenario

Setting

A video streaming service's show detail page

What’s wrong

Multiple "Download" links in a flat list where filenames/types aren't part of link or context.

Example

<a href="/report.pdf">Click here</a>

Why it matters

People who browse by links list or voice commands and need unambiguous link purposes.

How to test

Pull up a screen reader's link list: multiple 'Download' links with no filename/type in the link text or context are indistinguishable and fail.

How to fix

The link's purpose must be clear from its accessible name (or name plus immediate programmatic context), and unique among links going to different destinations.

<a href="/report.pdf">Download the Q3 financial report (PDF)</a>

Link text needs to describe its destination on its own, without relying on surrounding sentence context.

Outcome

On a video streaming service's show detail page, this barrier is gone for people who browse by links list or voice commands and need unambiguous link purposes — they can complete the task without hitting this wall.

Who is affected